Specifications include, but are not limited to: (1) Make all necessary arrangements with utility owners to locate all utilities that may be within an area of work before excavation in that area, according to AS 42.30.400; (2) Provide right-of-way staking and construction staking with lines and grades before excavation in that area; (3) Prevent damage to utilities or utility property within or adjacent to the project; (4) Carefully uncover utilities where they intersect the work; (5) Immediately stop excavating in the vicinity of a utility and notify the Engineer and the utility owner if an underground utility is discovered that was not field marked or was inaccurately field marked; (6) Promptly notify the utility owner, the Engineer, and the Airport Manager in the event of accidental interruption of utility service, and cooperate with the utility owner and the Engineer until service is restored; (7) Take all precautions necessary to protect the safety of workers and the public when performing work involving utilities; (8) Follow an approved TCP; (9) Keep the length of open trench excavation to a minimum, backfill trenches as work is completed; (10)Cover open trenches with metal plates capable of bearing traffic where traffic will cross trenches; (11)Maintain continuous utility service and install temporary utility systems where needed; (12)Ensure all excavation conforms to AS 42.30.400 – 42.30.490; (13)Ensure all excavation and utility work conforms to excavation requirements in 29 CFR 1926, Subpart P, and confined space requirements in 29 CFR 1926.21(b)(6);
